by Molly Huggins | Dec 15, 2014 | Christmas, deployment, Fear, Hope, Photos
I love Christmas. Sometimes I talk about Mary. Once, I talked about shepherds (one of my favorites). Two years ago, I told you about Second Son. Last year, I talked about how Christmas was hard. The kids watched a lot of television. I mentioned Jesus a few times...
by Molly Huggins | Jul 6, 2014 | Aha Moments, Fear, Mommy Heart, Wee Man
My dear friends … I have a story to tell you. It’s difficult for me to tell because I must admit my mistake and that is a hard thing even for this admitted over-sharer. I debated much over the past few weeks, but here it is … for two reasons, which I...
by Molly Huggins | Jul 2, 2014 | Army Life, Community, deployment, Fear, Grief, Hope, Original J
It’s July now in TN, a never ending tide of 100 degree days that wash over us in a haze of sparklers, sweat, and the red, white, and blue. In this town, though, it’s cut with shots of gold. Gold stars to be exact. They come up on you quickly, a subdued gut...
by Molly Huggins | Mar 31, 2014 | Aha Moments, Army Life, Faith, Fear, Grief, Photos, Thankful
{Technically this was prompted by Five Minute Friday two Fridays ago …. aaaannnd I am just now writing it.} We have had some grief tinged joy these past few weeks. We are all a little grey around the edges here … a filtered snapshot of Army life with the...
by Molly Huggins | Feb 12, 2014 | Army Life, Faith, Fear, Hope, Husband, Uncategorized
Didja ever have those days? Those days – like today – where I end up on the wooden floor in my living room backed up against the wall, hypnotized by the dust motes floating lazily around pale, cold sunbeams. And the wall is necessary, bracing me, because I...
by Molly Huggins | Jan 2, 2014 | Army Life, Blogging, deployment, Faith, Fear, Hope
The prompt tonight is FIGHT. {Five Minute Friday is back, yay!} I was rolling it around on my tongue, waiting for more words, coherent thoughts, to follow. And truthfully, I was just about to bow out when my seven year old nephew shouted from upstairs. “Hey! Fight and...
